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ANNUAL REPORT
Receipts and Expenditures
TOWN OF
-For The
&YEAR . ENDING . FEBRUARY, 3
rin C 18 80
MILFORD TOWN LIBRARY
MILFORD, MASS. Cook and Sons, Steam Job Printers, Journal Office, 1880.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF MILFORD,
CONTAINING REPORTS OF
THE TREASURER, THE SELECTMEN, OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, SCHOOL COMMITTEE, TRUSTEES OF VERNON GROVE CEMETERY, TOWN CLERK, ENGINEERS, AND TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN LIBRARY,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 13, 1880.
1
MILFORD, MASS. Cook and Sons, Steam Job Printers, Journal Office, 1880.
TREASURER'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 14, 1880.
++
Amount in hands of Treasurer, Feb. 13, 1879. $ 6,102 21 Received of J D Hunt, tax for 1877 .. 2,778 52
J H Wood, 1878. 3,087 61
1879. 69,298 06
Borrowed of Home National Bank . 3,000 00
66 Milford
11,000 00
66 Mrs A R Tilden . 2,000 00
Received of
Edward A Brown, Co. Treas., rent of police court room 300 00
dog tax. 440 70
Chas Endicott, State Treas. bank tax. 976 35
66
state aid.
3,871 50
indigent soldiers. 1,378 24
corporation tax. 2,190 23 66
66
armory rent ..
300 00
school fund. . 311 74
Kidder, Peabody & Co., interest on Hopk'n R R bonds 489 00
B H Montague, rent of lockup. . 202 00
hall . .
286 20
X CO Woodbury, for pigs sold. · 24 50
A Hixon, auctioneer's license. .
2 00
A L Hixon,
. 2 00
J F Morris,
2 00
Thos Kelley,
billiard
.
10 00
X Alfred Goucher, 66
·
10 00
.
BF Cheney,
66
·
20 00
. W A Pond,
20 00
.
4
5
X John P Daniels, for work 7 50
Mrs Ann Powers,
Central street sidewalk. 6 00
Ann Powers,
66
4 00
Main street 66
71 28
XJ M Woods, 66
43 89
66 66 17 71
Washington Eng. Co., 66
8 00
66 34 18
Milford Fire Dep't,
331 02
Methodist Church,
Exchange street 66
. .
16 50
XMrs Hannon,
8 00
R E Foster,
Pearl street
20 41
Matthew Callanan, for gravel.
7 20
Mr Wakefield,
Charles Thayer,
66
50
58 17
A C Rounds,
66
17 00
33 49
X George Beattey, 66
12 00
16 33
John Gillon, for road scrapings .
1 27
38 31
Patrick Lynch,
66
2 50
Edwin B Taft,
66
3 00
X S Mathewson,
66
2 75
Patrick Gillon, 66 .
00
Patrick Flannigan, 66
.
100 00
X Matthew Toohey, 66
2 00
Thomas Quirk, 66
·
100 00
> Geo W Johnson,
75
James Bradley,
100 00
Michael Higgiston,
1 50
G W Bailey,
100 00
Patrick Kelley,
1 50
100 00
X Edward McGowan, 66
1 50
300 00
E A & L A Cook, for water. 20 00
100 00
Home National Bank, rebatement of interest. 11 26
Thos Kelley,
·
100 00
Henry L Patrick, lamp post.
9 50
E J Gallagher,
100 00
E A & L A Cook, 66
17 00
John McGrath,
100 00
Lewis Phipps, wood sold.
3 25
Bryan Manion, 66
100 00
Hopedale Stable ....
2 00
John Cronan,
100 00
James Murray, lamp dome.
1 50
Thos Dolan,
50 00
Walter Carpenter, lamp globe.
2 00
J H Wood, interest on county tax .
15 00
Pond & Howard,
66
100 00
Catharine McDermott, Central street sidewalk ..
20 25
C J Gilmore,
66
100 00
Sawyer & Cushing,
66
14 00
C H Gillon, 66
100 00
Boston & Albany R R Co.,
66
. .
40 00
Thomas Cauley, 66
100 00
John P Daniels,
66
..
Owen Keefe,
100 00
S P Carpenter,
66
66
. .
9 00
100 00
Richard Holland,
.. 10 50
David Nugent,
100 00
James Bergin,
66
66
14 00
Anthony Doherty,
100 00
.
liquor license .
100 00
7 Asa Pond, Mr Lane, for stone
1 00
X A A Coburn, R C Hill,
66
·
. .
24 37
X Nelson Parkhurst,
33 38
X O Underwood, X D B Jenks, I Farnum,
.
. .
66
. .
XAlfred Goucher, 6
J F Stratton & Co., Wm Sheehan,
66
.
J M Pearson,
100 00
---
Bridget Hilferty, ·
15 25
X G N Hayward, X A C Fay,
/ Patrick Gillon,
7 02
2 00
6
Patrick Tiernan, liquor license. 100 00
Margaret Sheehan,
100 00
H C Hart & Co.,
100 00
Roland Burke,
100 00
Mrs Thomas Donavan,
· 100 00
Kate Fitzgerald,
100 00
Thomas Dolan, bottler's license. 50 00
J Allen Rice,
liquor license.
50 00
A H Sweet,
50 00
H E Morgan,
50 00
W M Parker,
66
50 00
L R Hazard,
200 00
Elizabeth Ward,
100 00
Charles Rivers,
100 00
T B Bailey,
66
50 00
J & F Woods, 66
100 00
Lyman Cheney,
66
100 00
May Kelley,
100 00
John Rogers,
100 00
Michael McKeague,
100 00
Ann McArdle, 66 . .
100 00
David Quinn,
100 00
Terrenca Foster,
100 00
Mary Butler,
66
100 00
Patrick Wallace, 66
100 00
$114,093 40
Paid on Selectmen's orders.
104,663 77
Amount in hands of Treasurer, Feb. 14, 1880 ..
$9,429 63
All of which is respectfully submitted.
ETHAN C. CLAFLIN, Treasurer.
COLLECTORS'
REPORT.
J. D. HUNT, COLLECTOR FOR 1875.
DR.
Balance uncollected in his hands, Feb. 11, 1879. .
$227 87
CR.
$184 17
Abatements
Balance uncollected, Feb. 10, 1880.
43 70
$227 87
J. D. HUNT, Collector for 1876.
DR.
Balance uncollected in his hands, Feb. 11, 1879.
$364 06
Received interest. .
19 36
$383 42
CR.
Abatements.
..
Balance uncollected, Feb. 10, 1880.
65 27
$383 42
J. D. HUNT, Collector for 1877.
DR.
Balance uncollected in his hands, Feb. 11, 1879. .
$4169 11
Received interest .
234 98
$4404 09
CR.
By cash paid Treasurer .
$2778 52
Abatements . .
1231 07
Balance uncollected, Feb. 10, 1880.
394 50
$4404 09
$318 15
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JOSEPH H. WOOD, Collector for 1878.
DR.
Balance of uncollected taxes, Feb. 12, 1879. $3966 53
Interest received 224 05
$4190 58
CR.
By cash paid Treasurer. $3087 61
Abatements. 1102 97
$4190 58
JOSEPH H. WOOD, Collector for 1879.
DR.
Taxes committed in 1879
$81,059 38
Reassessments
892 48
$81,951 86
CR.
By cash paid Treasurer. . . $69,298 06
" County Treasurer 4,664 36
Discount. 3,617 87
Abatements 1,259 04
Balance uncollected Feb. 7, 1880. 3,112 53
- $81,951 86
Paid E C Claflin discount for early payment of County
tax. $15 00
REPORT OF SELECTMEN.
TOWN INCIDENTALS.
Paid
L Cheney, distributing circulars and posting bills. .... .
$
2 50
J D Willis, horse bought in 1878. .. 225 00
E A Aldrich, injuries from boys coasting on So. Bow street. 10 00
Wm H Humphrey, returning deaths. 1 00
D Healy, burying dog ... 1 50
1 00
Lucy L Patrick, abatement of taxes
1 32
David Kirby, 66
85
Anna D Lawrence,
3 40
Martin Broderick, constable at town meeting.
2 00
Thomas Coyne, 66
2 00
James C Coffee, posting bills. 1 50
John O'Brien, night watch. 0 00
G G Parker, insurance .
62 13
L Fairbanks, returning 79 deaths ..
19 75
L Fairbanks, removing and burying remains from the School Street cemetery .
142 45
State Reform School ..
333 50
Cook & Sons for printing and advertising as follows : Publishing notice for Sealer of Weights 10 00
Coasting bills . . .. 3 00
1500 town reports for 1878 150 00
Publishing town warrant two weeks.
28 (
Posters, registration law .
1 50
Advertising for proposals for Supt. of highways 1879 .. 2 00
Publishing town warrant two weeks. 28 00
Thomas Tracy, burying cat.
1 27
Patrick M Higgins,
.
10
11
. H A Bartlett, curbstone ... 8 00 James Murray, damage to carriage 2 50 ·
John Usher, use of water .. 5 00
W C Spary, killing five crows .. 25
W R Warren, blank licenses and bonds 9 48
South Boston Iron Company, castings for crusher .... . S P Goodrich, money refunded on sidewalk by town vote 13 16
05
66 66
66 to Reagan family · 2 00
66 66
66 to Fahey family. 3 00
66
66
66 in case of Richard Day ... .
2 50
M W Edwards, 66 66
9 00
H E Morgan, supplies for lock-up
3 50
S W Pierce, repair of lock-up
7 00
66
·
66
66
10 00
Dexter Claflin, use of water. 5 00
J C Coffey, posting bills . ..
1 00
Patrick McGarry, services as Assessor.
195 00
A J Sumner, 66
66
228 00
Benj. Ward,
157 00
A J Sumner, 66 expense and postage .. 32 25
M A Blunt, printing for assessors.
1 75
James Powers, serviees July 4. " killing and burying three dogs.
1 50
S W Pierce
one dog. . 1 50
Cook & Withington, painting. 17 61
8 34
Robert Sprague, repairing roads. 2 00
18 80
M W Edwards, killing and burying fifteen dogs .
22 50
C A Sumner, printing orders for 1878 .. 2 50
20 32
Bartlett & Ellis, stove pipe and supplies at town house For changing doors of sehoolhouses to swing out ; also of Town House, 1879 :
O Whitney & Son ... 55 00
Lewis Fales, services and hardware. 16 30
Field & Crosby, lumber. 5 97
George H Carr, concrete sidewalk repairing . . 3 00
66 concreting from Dr. Fay's to Fayette street. ..
244 12
George H Carr, concreting crossing on Central street. . 58 50
A H Adams, gravel for highways used in 1877.
20 00
Henry A Davis, State Inspector of Weights and Meas- ures 8 00
15 00
Dr J A Fay, services on Board of Health for 1878. .. .
15 00
Dr W J Clarke, .
66
66
2 50
Dr J A Fay, certificate of insanity of Richard Day .... O D Holmes, town warrant and posting . 11 00
10 00
W H Hooker, 66 4 97
A Bragg, gravel for highways from 1873 to 1879. 91 39
Changing outside door of Town House, 1878 :
7 00
Lewis Fales, services .
40 00
Wm H Hooker.
2 30
L B Chapman . . ..
11 45
A Thwing, repairing town clock
6 00
Lewis Fales, hardware.
94 50
Field & Crosby, eoal for Town House
James Bergin, repairing settees 23 07
J D Hunt, colleeting $2600 at 2 of 1 per eent. for 1874 " paying County tax. 4 00
3 00
W F Reynolds, framing record of money left for ceme- tery lots . .. 1 25
Elias Whitney, sealer of weights and measures. ·
25 00
James R Davis, services . 6 00
5 62
George C Temple, repairs on Town House
100 00
J H Wood, collecting taxes for 1878. 1879.
280 00
S W Hayward, services as special police
300 00
Cook & Sons, blanks for Town Clerk ... 6 50
" publishing Board of Health notice 4 mo's 40 00
-
2 00
Bartlett & Ellis, lamp post . ..
7 50
Eldredge & Beattey, painting.
66 " supplies for town house and lock-up ...
9 29
John Coffey, killing two dogs . 3 00
A Thwing, repairing town clock.
66 66
Thomas Hayes, services in case of Levi Brown. 2 50
12
Cook & Sons, 650 dog licenscs . 7 50
" 150 blanks, owners permission for license 3 00
" advertisement, license. application . 1 50
66 six large cards . . . 1 50
publishing Scalers of Weights notice ... 10 00
66 bills. . 1 25
66 Hickey reward. .. 1 50
66
66 publishing State Aid notice. 2 00
$5000 00
Exceeded . 622 53
$5622 53
This appropriation was $1500 less than for a number of years past.
-
HIGHWAYS.
Paid
A. Stevens . $131 94
D. B. Jenks, supplies 15 99
Lysander Grow .... 15 05
C J Thompson, surveying. 22 50
Milford Gas Co., pipe .. 7 90 .
American Spiced Food Co. 35 00 .
Wm Fitzgerald, repairs ... 2 54
Aaron Claflin, breaking roads. .. 8 10
1 65
66 returning births, marriages and deaths .. . 66
113 60
66 paper and postage . . . 3 16
E C Claflin, abatement per order of assessors. 55 26
B H Montaguc, supplies for lock-np . 4 93
66 services as janitor. 204 17
Charles Tucker, charcoal .. 6 00
B H Montaguc, services as lock-up keeper. 100 00
supplies for “ 4 56
Wm H Humphrey, returning four deaths
1 00
M Callanan, supplies for town house. 7 03
66 66 lock-up ...
,48 51
J D Hunt, collecting taxes for 1875
72 36
66
66
1576.
2 87
66
66 1877. 78 75
E C Claflin, services as treasurer. .. 250. 00 66 ".
traveling expenses and postage . 18 75
J B Bancroft, services as Selectman and on Board of Health . .. 325 00
M Callanan, ditto 300 00
D J Cronan, ditto 250 00
$5622 53
Appropriation .
66
66 Proposal, sewer. . 4 50
50 posters, dogs. 2 00
6.
" Warrant, 2 wceks 21 00
Fuller Iron Works, lamp posts. . 48 00
John S Mead, expenses to Boston, looking up State aid
5 60
D T Aldrich, repairs of Town House.
3 75
S C Sumner, revising check list. ..
14 25
D B Jenks, supplies . . .
2 82
Geo W Stacy, printing for Assessors. 17 19
S W Hayward, balance of sidewalk account. This was a balance he had against the town for damages al- lowed on sidewalk built in front of his Main street building in 1876. The referee allowed for damage $72. Assessment, $63,69. Balance paid him . . . Lewis Fales, services as town clerk ...
8 31
85 00
Hopedale Stable, breaking roads.
50
H T Shattuck, painting four carts in 1878
48 02
D B Rockwood, repairs.
75 00
Lewis Phipps, labor. 66 hammer .
1 50
66 paying help 318 00
T C Eastman, grain . 411 88
Patrick Conniff, labor. 5 50
E J Prentice, grain . . 46 72
Otis Nelson, gravel for 1878 7 18
CO Woodbury, labor.
641 63
Ira Idc, repairs and rent of' barn 193 53
O G Taft, breaking roads . . 1 00
13
Daniel Murphy, removing stone, Purchase road. .
16 00
15
14
L .M Bullard, 2 bars, 3 drills. 3 00
Hopedale Machine Co ... 1 05
waste for crusher. 1 36
Hopedale Furnace Co., castings for crusher. 5 92
J S Mead, services to Feb. 1, 1880.
500 00
66 1 stone drag. . 5 00
expense to Brighton. 1 60
66 57 lbs. tallow, at 8c . 4 56
team, mowing and raking park.
10 00
James T Nutter, hay .. .
.
71 87
C F Crosby . ... 11 40
Henry Willard, repairs of crusher
94 12
John Casey. hay. .
16 40
C A Ambler, hay . .
8 70
Field & Crosby, coal for crusher.
70 44
66 use of teams. 15 00
66
straw .
10 09
W L Billings, doctoring horse . 10 00
J S Mead, paid labor ...
6278 62
Bartlett & Ellis, supplies 175 05
H S Cushman, repairs. 41 25
John Madden, salt. 1 70
C H Metcalf, carrots. 24 76 .
J Cuddihy, labor ... 3 00
stone for curbing. 5 00 .
E A & L A Cook, cement ..
8 50
R A Cleveland, labor.
3 30
F B Tamwell, hay ...
39 68
David Nelson, labor. 1 50
T B Bailey, supplies. . 87 .
$9430 87
CR. - LABOR AND TEAMS.
Main street bridge. $257 05
Leonard street. .
426 76
Parkhurst street ... 309 80
Central street sidewalk
798 30
Cook street. . 269 66
Goodrich court. 39 28
Hayward street reservoir .. 331 02
School department ....
52 63
Water works for fire department. 347 07
Main street sewer. .
419 21
Congress street reservoir. 43 89
$3294 67
.
*
Actual cost of labor on highways.
Appropriation . ..
Exceeded.
$ 136 20
The appropriation for this year has been two thousand dollars less than for a number of years past. We have built three streets which were accepted by the town, Nov. 1876 (Reade, Middleton and Dominick), and which were not passable, at a cost of about $300.
WATER WORKS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Paid
B F Dyer, castings . $ 4 13
S W Pierce, labor. 5 50
James Bergin ... 46
Hopedale Machine Co., labor .. 2 80
Owen O'Keefe, damage (Pond street) 2 00
Bartlett & Ellis. .. 974 18
J M Woods, services. . 23 20
B Masterson, repairing. 4 31
A Thwing, surveying. .
6 00
Wm Fitzgerald, repairing.
50
Field & Crosby, supplies. .. .
26 75
I N Davis, supplies and expenses . 18 51
1 30
R C Hussey, supplies.
Milford Gas Co., labor (I. N. Davis) . 1460 71
Highway Department, labor and teams. 347 07
Unexpended appropriation .. 39 29
Appropriation, $1500. $1500 00
$6136 20
6000 00
1
F
17
16
PAYMENT OF TOWN DEBT.
Paid Worcester County Savings Bank. $5000 00
Appropriation . . .. $2000
Exceeded appropriation . 3000
$5000 00
MONEY BORROWED AND PAID.
Mrs Anna R Tilden . .
$2000 00
Home National Bank. 3000 00
Milford National Bank.
11000 00
$16,000 00
SUPPORT OF POOR.
Paid
Elias Whitney, for support of poor. $9620 16
John Madden, services 1878. 100 00
David Nelson,
66
1878. 90 00
Elias Whitney,
66
1879 325 00
John Madden,
1879
90 00
Chester L Clark,
1879
90 00
$10,315 16
Appropriation . . $10,000 00
Exceeded appropriation .
315 16
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Pay of members
$3600 00
Appropriation, $3600.
INCIDENTALS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Paid H C Skinner. $900 00
Unexpended appropriation . ..
300 00
$1200 00
Appropriation, $1200. 2
REPAIRS OF ENGINE HOUSES AND RESERVOIRS. Paid H C Skinner $100 00
Highways . .
43 89
$143 89
Unexpended appropriation .
56 11
$200 00
Appropriation, $200.
NEW HOSE FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Paid Julius M Woods ...
$493 50
Unexpended appropriation.
6 50
$500 00
Appropriation, $500.
GAS AND CARE OF STREET LAMPS.
Paid Milford Gas Light Company, street lamps
..
$1451 85
Supplies for street lamps.
261 77
Gas for Lockup. .. 73 72
Gas for Police Court. 2 66
Gas for Town Hall. 160 55
Gas for Town House (east room) . 39 67
Hopedale Machine Co., for lighting and care. .... 60 00
$2050 22
$2000 00
Appropriation
Exceeded ..
50 22
$2050 22
STATE AID.
Cash paid. ..
$4145 00
Military aid ...
796 00
$4941 00
19
FUEL FOR SCHOOLS.
Paid for fuel for schools . $973 29
Unexpended appropriation 26 71
$1000 00
Appropriation, $1000.
SCHOOL INCIDENTALS.
Paid for school incidentals. $1197 20
Appropriation. $750 00
Exceeded ..
447 20
$1197. 20
EVENING SCHOOL.
Paid for expenses of evening school ..
$443 99
Unexpended appropriation .
56 01
$500 00
Appropriation, $500.
TOWN HISTORY.
Paid Adin Ballou $152 02
Lewis Fales, 2 days' labor. 6 00
Unexpended appropriation
41 98
$200 00
Appropriation, $200.
MAIN STREET BRIDGE.
Paid John Cuddihy, for covering stones $26 04
H A Bartlett. 22 50
Field & Crosby, lumber. . 5 07
Hopedale Machine Co., for iron. .
10 84
Cook & Withington, painting rails . . 4 16
Highway Department, labor and teams . 257. 05
$325 66
Appropriation. . $150 00
Exceeded ...
175 66
$325 66
18
HAYWARD STREET RESERVOIR.
Paid Julius M Woods for labor.
$37 85
Highways. .
$368 87
Unexpended appropriation.
131 13
$500 00
Appropriation, $500.
TEACHING SCHOOL.
Paid for teaching school ...
$15,984 50
Unexpended appropriation . 515 50
$16,500 00
Appropriation, $16,500.
CARE OF SCHOOLS.
Paid for care of schools. 958 01
41 99
Unexpended appropriation.
$1000 00
Appropriation, $1000.
REPAIRS OF SCHOOL HOUSES.
Paid for repairs of school houses.
952 45
Highways, carting gravel. .
52 63
$1005 08
Appropriation
$1000 00
Exceeded .. 5 08
$1005 08
SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS.
Paid for salaries of Superintendents .
$1266 66
Appropriation. . $1200 00
Exceeded appropriation. .. 66 66
$1266 66
331 02
20
CENTRAL STREET SIDEWALK.
Paid
Chester Walker, timber for bridge ..
$
4 00
Hopedale Machine Co., iron for posts.
15 37
Field & Crosby, lumber. 24 25
John Cuddihy, curbing.
226 01
Adin Ball, labor.
24 75
Cook & Withington, painting rails . .. 9 58
Highway Department, labor and teams. 798 30
$1102 26
ASSESSMENTS.
Sawyer & Cushing, paid
$14 00
James Bergin,
paid
14 00
Seth P Carpenter,
paid 9 00
John P Daniels,
paid
15 25
Catharine McDermottroe, paid
20 25
Patrick Doyle,
paid
10 50
James Feeling,
due
12 50
Ann Powers,
paid $6. 18 00
Boston & Albany R R Co. paid .
40 00
$153 50
Exceeded appropriation.
448 76
Appropriation .
500 00
$1102 26
GOODRICH COURT.
Paid Highway Department, labor and teams.
$39 28
Unexpended appropriation . 10 72
$50 00
Appropriation, $50.
PARKHURST STREET.
Paid James Murray, gravel.
$ 2 12
Highway Department, labor and teams. 307 68
Unexpended appropriation.
190 20
Appropriation, $500. $500 00
21
COOK STREET. Paid John Cuddihy, covering stone for bridge. . $ 8 50 Highway Department, labor and teams ... 269 66
$278 16
LEONARD STREET.
Paid Izanna Chapin for gravel ..
$35 92
Highway Department, labor and teams ...
426 76
$462 68
Unexpended appropriation.
37 32
$500 00
Appropriation, $500.
TOWN PARK.
Paid Henry E Fales, trees and express. .
$92 75
N W Weed, lumber and labor.
7 00
$99 75
Unexpended appropriation. .
25
$100 00
Appropriation, $100.
CONCRETE SIDEWALK FROM DR. A. C. FAY'S, MAIN STREET, TO FAYETTE STREET.
Paid for concreting.
$244 12
ASSESSMENTS.
Dr A C Fay,
paid $17 70
P Gillon,
paid
34 16
Hayward House, paid 12 58
Post Office block, paid 58 71
Methodist Society, paid
16 50
$139 65
Cost more than assessed.
104 47
$244 12
22
MAIN STREET SEWER.
D L Wilkinson, surveying and plan . $ 69 50
Boston Herald, advertising . . 28 50
Providence Journal, " 6 37
Marcellus Day & Co., pipe .
1 72
Field & Crosby, lumber to protect gas pipe . 4 25
Milford Gas Light Co., supplies and repairs.
135 23
Lewis Fales, services and expenses . 250 06
John Kenney, damages to garden .
4 00
Expenses outside of J H Edward's contract. . 499 63
J H Edwards, contractor, cash paid him to date.
3100 00
Total cost as far as completed. $3599 63
Appropriation . .
2500 00
Exceeded appropriation .
$1099 63
STATEMENT OF J. H. EDWARDS' ACCOUNT.
To cash and sundries :
James H Edwards to J Phelan
$2100 00
66
66
400 00
66
600 00
Wm. Sheehan, drills ...
28 24
lumber and cement .. 44 85
Cook & Withington, setting glass at Town House. 13 00
D B Jenks, supplies ...
105 14
A Stevens, sharpening drills .
12 18
Lewis Fales, manhole covers.
12 32
M Callanan, supplies 3 43
John Clark, brick . .
30 00
Highway department for labor. 419 21
Due John Clark, for brick . 3 60
$3771 97
By amount of work done by the contractor, as estimated by Lewis Fales, superintendent .. 3100 00
Due from J H Edwards to balance.
$771 97
TOWN LIBRARY.
Paid J. Allen Rice, treasurer, one-half of dog tax ... $248 51
800 00
Appropriation .
.$800 00
One-half of dog tax.
248 51
$1048 51
Paid
INTEREST ON TOWN DEBT.
Milford Savings Bank .
$ 625 00
on bonds. 1000 00
66
625 00
on bonds 1000 00
Milford National Bank. .
76 88
34 88
23 62
Boston Five Cent Savings Bank.
46 13
Home National Bank ..
1050 00
Charles Endicott, State Treasurer.
300 00
Worcester County Savings Bank . 66
375 00
68 05
Sarah F Pierce.
36 (
W I Bradbury, notes of Dyer, Albee and Holbrook ...
21 00
Elisha Chapin. ..
25 00
Hide and Leather National Bank 66
66 825 00
Anna R Tilden . .
24 €
John S Chapin. .
50 00
Silas A Hill. 25 00
Worcester County Savings Bank.
250 00
Charles Endicott, State Treasurer 1050 00
Milford Fire Insurance Co. 90 00
1500 00
Hide and Leather National Bank. ..
$11,446 19
Unexpended appropriation ..
53 81
Appropriation, $11,500.
$11,500 00
23
66
66
66
$1048.51
825 00
1500 00
24
' 25
PAID S. C. SUMNER, For checking list at March meeting, 1879 ... $5 00
Appropriation, $5.
DECORATION DAY.
Paid B .H Montague ...
$100 00
Appropriation, $100.
Co. M, 6TH REG'T M. V. M.
Paid
T E Morse, painting hall. .. $ 28 48
Capt H J Bailey, preparing grounds for practice. 25 00
H C Scott, rent of hall. 150 00
Field & Crosby, coal ...
6 75
Gas, Feb. 1879 to Jan. 1880, inclusive ... 76 65
J A Taft, difference in rent.
100 00
$386 88
STATE TAX.
Paid Charles Endicott, Treasurer
$1430 00
66 Bank tax.
$2726 53
LIQUOR LICENSES.
Paid Charles Endicott, State Treasurer, one-fourth. ...
$1225 00
MRS. LAVINA STEVENS.
Taxes refunded ....
$58 10
Appropriation, $58.10.
PERSONS WHO HAVE RECEIVED MILITARY AID
Under Chapter 252, Acts of 1879, and amount paid to each, begin- ning June 1st. The Town is liable for one-half of this
amount.
Timothy Finton. $ 48 00
Martin Keenan . 42 00
Thomas Hickey . 58 00
Michael Conniff.
76 00
42 00
Patrick Hanagan.
Michael Larkin .. 42 00
Michael Ryan. . 42 00
Patrick Huban. ·
42 00
Hugh Connolly ... ·
42 00
Richard H D Beattey.
30 00
Murty Reynolds. .
.
Thomas Tracy ..
24 00
Elijah Rockwood ..
24 00
Patrick Madden ..
28 00
Daniel Dugan (Waltham)
24 00
John H. Mitchell.
28 00
Martin Jenkins .
18 00
John Moore (Purchase) . 18 00
Patrick Kelly . 18 00
John Roach . 18 00
Wm F Reynolds. 24 00
18 00
James Donahoe . 18 00
Patrick Bradley . .. 6 00
Timothy McCormick. 12 00
Patrick Boyle (Worcester) . 6 00
6 00
$796 00
ASSETS OF THE TOWN.
Five hundred shares in Milford & Woonsocket R R .... $50000 00 Seventy-five shares in Hopkinton R R .. 7500 00
Bonds of Hopkinton R R. 7500 00
43 70
66 66
66 1876.
65 27
JH Wood, Taxes for 1879
3112 53
Land and gravel pit on Greene street .. 150 00
B D Godfrey, labor and teams . 7 00
.
Patrick O'Connor .
John Griffin.
J D Hunt, Taxes for 1875. .
1877. 394 50
00
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27
26
Mr Estabrook, concrete walk assessment ..
21 93
F O Mason, 66 66
52 26
Mary F Griffin, 66 66 66
16 76
Mrs. Hannon, assessment on sewer ..
25 00
Zimri Thurber, sidewalk assessment.
16 28
Luther P Jones,
20 56
Mrs. Leland, 66
37 20
Joseph Williams, 66
24 90
Charles Williams, 66
16 21
Due from State-State aid .
4145 00
Due from State-Military aid. ...
398 00
Cash in hands of Treasurer, Feb 13, 1880.
9429 63
$82,976 73
TOWN DEBT.
Milford Savings Bank notes. $25,000 00
66 town bonds .. 40,000 00
. National Hide and Leather Bank, railroad bonds.
50,000 00
Boston Five Cent Savings Bank, town bonds. 30,000 00
Worcester County Institution for Savings.
10,000 00
Park notes .. 5000 00
Elisha Chapin, note.
500 00
John S Chapin,
1000 00
Milford Fire Insurance Company, note.
1500 00
Sarah F Pierce, note.
600 00
State Treasurer's note.
30,000 00
Silas A Hill, note. .
500 00
Trustees of Hopedale cemetery, note ...
100 00
" Vernon Grove cemetery, note ... · 350 00
$194,550 00
Money left by the following named persons for care of burial lots :
Sarah M Whipple. $100 00
Mrs Theron Holbrook .
100 00
Mrs Obadiah Albee. ... 100 00
W B Dyer.
150 00
The above names and sums have been put in a frame and hung up in the Selectmen's Room, as voted by the Town, April 3, 1879.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Town Incidentals . $5000 00
Teaching schools. 16500 00
Care of 1000 00
Repairs of school houses . .. 1000 00
1200 00
Superintendent of schools.
1000 00
Fuel for schools ....
School incidentals. 750 00
500 00
Evening school ..
Fire Department pay of members ...
3600 0
Repairs of Engine Houses and Reservoirs.
200 00
Incidentals Fire Department.
1200 00
New hose 66 500 00
Hayward street reservoir ..
500 00
Gas and care of street lamps. .
2000 00
Water works, Fire Department.
1500 00
Payment of Town debt.
2000 00
Support of poor ...
10000 00
Interest on town debt
11500 00
Checking list March meeting, 1879.
5 00
Decoration day. ..
100 00
Mrs Lavina Stevens
58 10
Town history ..
200 00
Parkhurst street.
500 00
Goodrich court .. 50 00
500 00
Main street bridge.
150 00
Leonard street.
500 00
Town Park ..
Town Library . 800 00
High ways . . 6000 00
Main street sewer. 2500 00
$71,413 10
Central street sidewalk.
100 00
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RECAPITULATION OF ORDERS DRAWN.
Town incidentals . $5622 53
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